69 Said Dead in Attacks Across Iraq

[GreenPartyVoter]

BAQOUBA, Iraq (AP) - Insurgents launched coordinated attacks against police and government buildings across Iraq on Thursday, less than a week before the handover of sovereignty. The strikes killed 69 people, including three American soldiers, and wounded more than 270 people, Iraqi and U.S. officials said.

The large number of attacks, mostly directed at Iraqi security services, was a clear sign of just how powerful the insurgency in Iraq remains and could be the start of a new push to torpedo Wednesday's transfer of sovereignty to an interim transitional government.

Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said the attacks were meant "to foil the democratic process," but he said the situation was under control.

In Baghdad, the Health Ministry said at least 66 people were killed and 268 injured nationwide. However, those figures did not include U.S. dead and injured.

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20040624/D83DE0V81.html?PG=home&SEC=news

[kentuck]

1. Aren't these numbers up dramatically ?

Is this what the new "sovereignty" is going to look like ??

[maddezmom]

2. CNN's Jane Araf just reported 92 dead n/t